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Phila Apr. 10th 1878/
Dear [Caddy?]/
Your [letter?] reached us on Monday,/ affording [?] all great pleasure to hear that/ you [had?] safe and pleasant passage,/ and for [?] every thing [sic] on arriving/ at your [?] [nation?] so pleasant and/ [encouraging?] - being well received by/ every[body?], [?] ([Up?] [Irish?] girl and Aunt/ [Hagars?] [daughter?] included with a good [?]oe I think). This enc^ouraged/ The ground [?] garden blossom you can make like the rose,/ and with [?] [sharp?] knife you can un =/ [dew?] the e[?] of the Irish girl and/ Aunt Hagars daughter desect[sic] the/ chickens from stem to stem./
You speak of "Work" in the writing/ line for [?] uttered to" {you [crossed out]}but just/ wh{ate [crossed out]} it [?] [like?] you did not inform/ us and u[?] not guess. But I "reckon"/ you will [?] through some how [sic] or other./
There is quite a considerable enquiry/ about you. Most persons seem to know that/ you have gone to the "Hub". In company/ with Bro. [Dunu?] I called yesterday to see/ Mrs Potter and found her in a very cheerfull [sic]/ and reconciled state of mind although very/ weak. She asked after you affectionately/ and desired to be kindly remembered when/ writing &c so also did her husband ex-/ press [great?] regret at not be^ing able to/

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